Kent is a half Yonsei & Shin-Nisei mochi, fishing, and all things outdoor enthusiast. When not traversing the outdoors his day-to-day involves community-based work in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo.
Learn how I only spent around $1,250 this year on two roundtrip international flights, 10 nights in Japan, and three nights in Amsterdam.
There are three movies/TV shows I watch annually: The Last Samurai, Lost In Translation, and Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown (specifically season 8, episode 6 entitled “Japan with Masa”).
Henry Golding, Sung Kang, Simu Liu, and Jimmy O. Yang are the next wave of optics/progression with representation for Asian American/Asian men. Their charm, humble mindset, fists, and not to mention six-packs are awe-inspiring and perhaps even redefining Asian male masculinity.
Traditional mochitsuki is a long-time tradition of the Yasukochi Family. Here's a family members perspective of the annual event.